was an English physician and botanical writer, noted for "A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus" (1797-1807) and "The British Flora" of 1812.

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A Certified facsimile or actual-size print. We offer a true quality nobody has; and for a price nobody is offering you for a comparable quality. This print was photographed using the latest technology, with a color-checker colour matched to the original illustration and then reproduced at the original plate size. A Museum Quality Limited Edition print, actual-size, signed, numbered and blind stamped. Indistinguishable form the original when glazed and framed.

Title of the set: Temple of Flora

Author: Dr Robert Thornton ( 1768 – 1837) )

Artist: The artists who contributed to the volume included Peter Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether and Sydenham Edwards; Thornton himself was responsible for the illustration of the group of roses.Two artists were employed to realize Thornton's vision in this instance: the flower was painted by Reinagle, while the landscape artist Abraham Pether (1756-1812) did the moonlight

Several Techniques

It contains thirty plates which were produced by a variety of techniques, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple, and line engraving. The impressions were printed in colour and afterwards finished by hand. During production, most of the plates were altered or added to from time to time, producing a different 'state' in each case; consequently, some plates have as many as four different states.

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Published:London 1799-1807

Paper Size:Elephant folio size - c. 55.0 x 44 cm; 21.7 x 17.3 inches

Content: 1 title page1 content page with all titles of the prints30 facsimilées after hand-coloured originals

Casing: The complete set will be cased in an elegant handcrafted Solander Box.

Limited edition: The edition will be limited to 20 complete sets numbered 1/20 to 20/20.

Delivery time: As the Solander box (casing) will be made on demand by our best professional bookbinder we must ask for a delivery time of 3-4 weeks after receiving your payment.

Details

A Certified facsimile or actual-size print. We offer a true quality nobody has; and for a price nobody is offering you for a comparable quality. This print was photographed using the latest technology, with a color-checker colour matched to the original illustration and then reproduced at the original plate size. A Museum Quality Limited Edition print, actual-size, signed, numbered and blind stamped. Indistinguishable form the original when glazed and framed.

Title of the set: Temple of Flora

Author: Dr Robert Thornton ( 1768 – 1837) )

Artist: The artists who contributed to the volume included Peter Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether and Sydenham Edwards; Thornton himself was responsible for the illustration of the group of roses.Two artists were employed to realize Thornton's vision in this instance: the flower was painted by Reinagle, while the landscape artist Abraham Pether (1756-1812) did the moonlight

Several Techniques

It contains thirty plates which were produced by a variety of techniques, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple, and line engraving. The impressions were printed in colour and afterwards finished by hand. During production, most of the plates were altered or added to from time to time, producing a different 'state' in each case; consequently, some plates have as many as four different states.

Specifications

Published:London 1799-1807

Paper Size:Elephant folio size - c. 55.0 x 44 cm; 21.7 x 17.3 inches

Content: 1 title page1 content page with all titles of the prints30 facsimilées after hand-coloured originals

Casing: The complete set will be cased in an elegant handcrafted Solander Box.

Limited edition: The edition will be limited to 20 complete sets numbered 1/20 to 20/20.

Delivery time: As the Solander box (casing) will be made on demand by our best professional bookbinder we must ask for a delivery time of 3-4 weeks after receiving your payment.